Don’t be surprised, but this black fertiliser is actually biosolids processed from human waste and turned into compost,” shared Mariam, 55, one of 20 participants in the Insentif Pendapatan Rakyat ...

Feb. 14—Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there’s a major blind spot when it comes to potential contaminants.

This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. The cool morning spring breeze hit Saundra Traywick “like a punch to the face.” Walking through her wooded 38-acre donkey farm in central ...

Sewage sludge at the Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant before it is thickened for land use is pictured on Friday, February 14, 2025. In these bubbling basins, you’ll find some of the hardest workers ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Oxfam have together put into service this week in Cox’s Bazar the biggest human waste treatment facility ever built in a refugee settlement. The facility, funded by ...

Sewage pollution in the Thames has been a problem for centuries. A new art installation at Science Gallery London explores the history, engineering, geography and science of human waste in the river.